Consideration for intake forms for medications Clients may feel uncomfortable sometimes verbally listing their medications, or if they have a variety of medications, it may be easier to list them on paper. Also, clients taking certain medicines, such as mental health medications, maybe be embarrassed to verbally list what they are taking. It can be more comfortable for them to write them down; it provides an additional sense of privacy and professionalism. It is important for you to be compassionate and empathetic when reading through your client’s intake form. If you need to ask any additional questions to your Possible interactions of massage and medications Massage is a very safe way to help your clients, but when taking certain medications, interactions with negative side effects can occur. Depending on the medication, negative reactions can appear in different symptoms, but there are a few common red flags to look for contraindications with massage: ● Low blood pressure and orthostatic hypotension. ● Dizziness. ● Bruises.
client about medications, there is only a need to inquire about those that would be a possible general or local contraindication for receiving massage. Another advantage of having the medications written down is that you can take a moment, if there are any medications listed that you don't recognize, to look them up on the internet from a reputable source to create an informed treatment plan with the client. Medications can be a sensitive topic for clients, so remember to speak to your clients during the intake with compassion and empathy .
● Muscle cramping or weakness. ● Blood clotting.
Depending on the category of medication and what that medication is used for, different types of massage can produce different side effects. We can determine from the category of medication what to look out for in our clients and risk factors that may be a product of massage.
INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACOLOGY
actions, receptor interactions, and dose-response phenomena ● Pharmacokinetics : The way the drug is absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and excreted from the body. ● Medical pharmacology : The study of substances used to prevent, diagnose, and treat disease. Nearly all the existing drugs can be classified into about 70 different groups, and many of the drugs within each group share similar pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties. In most of these groups, it is possible to identify a small number of prototype drugs that are associated with significant characteristics that typify that group of drugs (Werner, 2021). receptor, as well as the appropriate electrical charge and atomic composition. Additionally, as most drugs are administered far from the target action site (a pill is taken by mouth and must travel to its needed location in the body), the drug must have the ability to travel from the site of administration to the site of action during the time period in which it is effective, avoiding excretion or inactivation before its mission is complete. Drugs actions may be local, limited to a specific area, or systemic, meaning the drug enters the body tissues through the vascular and lymphatic systems. Most drugs intended for local action are applied topically to the target area, while oral or subcutaneous administration is typically used for systemic action. Topical applications, used in adequately large or frequent doses, may also be absorbed into systemic circulation over time. Topical agents are applied to the skin or mucous membrane and may be intended for absorption through the cheek, throat, nose, cornea, ear, urethra, rectum, or vagina. Topical preparations take many forms, including creams, gels, plasters, and patches, as well as sprays, powders, and suppositories. Transdermal medications are applied to the skin for systemic effect. They typically take the form of patches that stick to the skin and may be worn for a period of hours or days.
Pharmacology is the study of substances that interact with living systems through chemical processes, especially by binding to regulatory molecules and activating or inhibiting normal body processes (Katzung & Trevor, 2020). More simply, it is the study of the interaction of chemicals with living things. This section introduces the following concepts of pharmacology: ● Drugs : Chemicals that act on living things at the molecular (chemical) level ● Pharmacodynamics : The action of a drug on the body, that is, the way the drug produces effects on the body, encompassing mechanisms of therapeutic versus toxic Nature and composition of drugs A drug is a substance that causes a change in biological processes through chemical actions. Hormones are drugs made within the body. In general, a drug molecule interacts with a particular molecule of the living thing that regulates some aspect of the biological system. This molecule in the biological system is called a receptor . In order to interact chemically with a receptor, the drug molecule must match the specific size and shape of the Drug administration Drugs are commonly administered through the following routes. Each method has different pharmacokinetic implications: ● Oral (swallowed). ● Intravenous. ● Sublingual (under the tongue). ● Rectal (suppository).
● Intramuscular. ● Transdermal. ● Subcutaneous. ● Inhalation. ● Topical. ● Transdermal.
Drugs typically enter the body through areas that are some distance from the targeted tissue. Before a drug can enter the bloodstream, it must be absorbed from the site of administration. The completeness or efficiency of absorption, as well as the rate, varies according to the type of drug and route of administration.
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